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| Record Summary | larvae in communal cocoons in bird nesting box formerly housing Tree Bumblebee nest |
| Found as | Larva |
| Date | 30 January 2017 |
| Associated organism | Bombus hypnorum |
| OS grid ref | OSGR: SU10 |
| Lat/Lon | 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W |
| Vice County | South Hants, VC no: 11 |
| Country | England |
Notes:
Mass of communal tubular cocoons under the roof of the bird box, each containing a pale green caterpillar.
The bottom of the box contained a 2015 Blue Tit nest which, in 2016, housed a Tree Bumble-bee nest, but there is now no obvious sign of the latter.
The space between the nest and the cocoons was filled by a mass of cribrellate spider silk from the Noble False Widow (Steatoda nobilis) - a large female was found when the silk was removed.
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